Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Component
- Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Manufacturer
- JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 4,035
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2009-12-03
- Owners notified
- 2009-12-21
Defect description
JAGUAR LAND ROVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) MAY EXPERIENCE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE DISABLED WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING DISABLE (PAWD) LAMP IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE.
Safety risk
DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT BE ACHIEVED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL UPDATE THE VEHICLE'S RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE (RCM) WITH THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM (IDS) TOOL WITH SOFTWARE FROM DVD 118.5 PATCH 16 OR LATER. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR LAND ROVER AT 1-800-452-4827.